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☆ 46 arrested following ‘large-scale disorder’ prior to Europa Conference League match
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Sammy Mncwabe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Forty-six people are in custody and four police officers were injured following “disgusting and highly dangerous scenes” which took place ahead of Aston Villa’s 2-1 Europa Conference League win against Legia Warsaw on Thursday, West Midlands Police said. There can never be a place for such appalling behaviour, and this is something ourselves and the wider community should never have to experience.”Legia Warsaw fans clash with police outside Villa Park in Birmingham. “The lack of cooperation and prevarication from Legia Warsaw officials prior to the match was entirely unacceptable and deeply disappointing,” said Chris Heck, president of business operations at Aston Villa. Paul Childs/Action Images/ReutersPrior to the game, Legia Warsaw had published a statement claiming that Aston Villa “refuse[d] to allocate tickets for away supporters in line with UEFA regulations for the UEFA Europa Conference League Match. Thursday's match was played in front of an empty away end in Villa Park.

Persons: Tim Robinson, Carl Recine, ”, Aston Villa, Chris Heck, Paul Childs, Aston Villa “, Dariusz Mioduski, “, Villa, ” Villa, James Baylis Organizations: CNN, Europa Conference League, Legia Warsaw, West Midlands Police, Safety Advisory Group, Aston Villa, UEFA, ” Legia Warsaw, prevarication, Legia, ” Police, Villa Park, UEFA Europa Conference League, AZ Alkmaar, Villa, Getty Locations: Aston, Villa, Birmingham, UK, Polish, Netherlands, Villa Park

☆ NEC Nijmegen striker Dost recovering after collapsing on pitch
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The 34-year-old former Netherlands international, who regained consciousness and was carried off the field, later said on NEC's social media that he was feeling good. Bas Dost collapsed on the field and was immediately helped by all the emergency services present," NEC said in a statement on their website. "Dost was carried from the field by the emergency services and taken to hospital." Players from both teams stood around Dost, who scored the opening goal and provided the assist for NEC's second, while he was being treated. AZ posted a message saying: "Bas Dost is fortunately conscious.

Persons: Dost, Annegret, Bas Dost, Ken Ferris, Stephen Coates Organizations: Soccer Football, Leipzig, Club Brugge, Red Bull, Brugge's, REUTERS, NEC Nijmegen, AZ Alkmaar, NEC, Thomson Locations: Leipzig, Germany, Bas, Netherlands

☆ Anger in Poland after Legia Warsaw players arrested in Netherlands
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WARSAW, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Dutch police have arrested two players from Polish soccer team Legia Warsaw following their Europa Conference League match against AZ Alkmaar, officials said, prompting an angry reaction in Poland. The players were pulled off the team coach and taken to a police station, public broadcaster TVP reported. Legia Warsaw fans had attacked the local police force before the match, knocking one officer in riot gear unconscious as they violently stormed the stadium's entry gate, police said in a statement. "Polish players and fans must be treated in accordance with the law. Legia spokesperson Bartosz Zaslawski was quoted by RMF as saying the team would return to Poland without Josue and Pankov.

Persons: Radovan Pankov, TVP, Josue, Dariusz Mioduski, RMF, Mateusz Morawiecki, Bartosz Zaslawski, Alan Charlish, Bart Meijer, Gareth Jones Organizations: Polish soccer, Legia Warsaw, Europa Conference League, AZ Alkmaar, Legia, Thomson Locations: WARSAW, Polish, Poland, Serbia, Portugal

☆ West Ham players clash with AZ Alkmaar fans in bid to protect families inside stadium
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —West Ham players confronted a group of AZ Alkmaar fans at the end of the teams’ match on Thursday after the section of the stadium containing the Premier League side’s friends and families came under attack. Videos also showed a number of West Ham players leaping over the hoardings in an attempt to intervene before security arrived to calm the situation. “I was really concerned about how the family of my teammates and the West Ham family are,” he told Sky Sports. CNN has reached out to West Ham and AZ Alkmaar for comment but had not received a response at time of publication. According to Reuters, there was a similar incident after the first leg in London last week when AZ supporters were accosted by West Ham fans.

☆ Dutch Police Arrest 154 Soccer Fans Over Antisemitic Chants
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( Claire Moses | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The police in Amsterdam arrested 154 soccer fans for singing antisemitic chants on the train while on the way to a match on Saturday, the authorities said, the latest in a series of bigoted public displays in the country. The police said that the supporters continued the songs and chants even after being told to stop, and then were arrested on charges that included insulting a group of people because of their race, religion or conviction. Those arrested were supporters of AZ Alkmaar, a team from a town about a 40-minute drive northwest of Amsterdam, the capital. They were going to see their team play Ajax, a club with roots in a historically Jewish area of the city. “Violence, insults and other criminal acts aren’t accepted,” the police said in a statement, adding that 11 fans had spent the night in jail on suspicion of destroying windows and violence toward officers.

☆ Ajax in danger of missing out on Champions League football
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] Soccer Football - Champions League - Group A - Rangers v Ajax Amsterdam - Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain - November 1, 2022 Ajax Amsterdam fans with flares and banners in the stands before the match Action Images via Reuters/Lee SmithApril 24 (Reuters) - Ajax Amsterdam are in danger of finishing outside the top two in the Dutch league for the first time in 13 seasons and missing out on the Champions League next season as they struggle to build a new team in the wake of record sales last year. However, after a 3-0 drubbing from PSV Eindhoven on Sunday, Ajax have dropped to third with four league matches left to play. It could get worse as their next league clash on May 6 is home to AZ, who lie two points behind them in fourth place. Now it is their arch rivals Feyenoord who are on course to win the league, needing five points from their final four matches. They have 73 points with PSV second on 65 and Ajax on 62, facing having to play in the Europa League next season after 13 successive season of competing in the Champions League.

☆ Dutch name preliminary World Cup squad list
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

AMSTERDAM, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal on Friday sprung some surprises as he named a 39-man preliminary squad for the World Cup in Qatar next month. Mitchel Bakker, Xavi Simons and Micky van de Ven were named for the first time while uncapped Sven Botman, Jeremie Frimpong and Pascal Struijk, who have received previous call-ups, were also included in a list dominated by nine players from Dutch champions Ajax Amsterdam. All World Cup-bound teams are required to select between 35 and 55 players in a preliminary list by Friday and it is from this list that they must make the final selection of 26 by 1800 GMT on Nov. 14. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe Dutch compete at the World Cup in Group A and start the tournament on Nov. 21 with a match against Senegal, followed by Ecuador and Qatar in the first round. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterWriting by Mark Gleeson in Cape TownOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ CFR Cluj a ratat dramatic calificarea în șaisprezecimile de finală ale Ligii Europei
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-11 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

CFR Cluj a ratat dramatic calificarea în șaisprezecimile de finală ale Ligii Europei. În urma protestelor, portarul echipei oaspete a fost eliminat. Golul egalizator a fost marcat de Jean Pierre Nsame.Young Boys a marcat și golul doi, prin Gaudino, care a adus victoria în minutul șase al prelungirilor.CFR Cluj s-a clasat pe locul 3 în grupa A, iar AS Roma și Young Boys s-au calificat în faza următoarea a competiției.Tottenham Hotspur a câștigat grupa J după ce a dispus aseară de Antwerp cu scorul de 2-0. Ambele echipe s-au calificat la braț în șaisprezecimile de finală ale competiției.Real Sociedad a obținut și ea calificarea după remiza pe terenul lui Napoli, scor 1-1. Gazdele au deschis scorul în prima repriză prin Zielinski, iar gruparea spaniolă a egalat abia în prelungirile partidei prin Willian Jose.

Persons: Gabriel Debeljuh, Bălgrădean, Jean Pierre Nsame.Young Boys, Young Boys, Hotspur, Carlos Vinicius, Lo, Milanezii, Jens Hauge.Tot aseară Organizations: CFR Cluj, Ligii Europei, Young Boys, CFR, AS Roma, Real Sociedad, AZ Alkmaar, AC Milan, Sparta Praga, Lille, Celtic, Leicester City, AEK, Bayer Leverkusen, Slavia Praga, Dinamo Zagreb, ȚSKA Moscova Locations: Berna, Cluj, Antwerp, Napoli, Jose, Rijeka, Praga, Leicester, AEK Atena, Nyon

☆ Ibrahimovic va fi marea absență al lui AC Milan în partida cu Celtic Glasgow din Liga Europei
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-02 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Zlatan Ibrahimovic va fi marea absență al lui AC Milan în partida de joi cu Celtic Glasgow din Liga Europei. Ajuns la 39 de ani, suedezul a dezvăluit secretul formei sale de invidiat. "Știam că după revenirea mea, voi fi comparat cu alți jucători, care de asemenea s-au întors la AC Milan. AC Milan ocupă poziția secundă, având 7 puncte, iar Celtic Glasgow este a treia clasată, cu 6 puncte acumulate până în prezent. Meciul dintre milanezi și Celtic va avea loc joi, 4 decembrie, și poate fi urmărit în direct la CANAL 5 de la ora 19 și 55 de minute.

Persons: Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Zlatan Organizations: AC Milan, Celtic Glasgow, Liga Europei, Seria A, AC Milan ., Ibrahimovic, AZ Locations: Napoli, Seria, Lille, Celtic Glasgow, milanezi, Celtic, AZ Alkmaar

☆ Victorie în memoria lui Maradona. Napoli a învins-o pe AS Roma cu scorul de 4-0
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-30 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Gruparea napolitană a învins-o pe AS Roma cu 4-0, iar înainte și în timpul partidei, fotbaliștii l-au omagiat pe fostul mare jucător. Într-un final, Napoli a zdrobit-o pe AS Roma, marcând de patru ori. Napoli a mai înscris de trei ori în repriza secundă prin Fabian Ruiz, Dries Mertens și Matteo Politano. Napoli a urcat pe locul 5 în Serie A, în timp ce AS Roma a coborât pe locul 6 în clasament. Ambele partide sunt programate pe 3 decembrie și vor fi transmise în direct de CANAL 5.

Persons: Diego Maradona, Maradona, Lorenzo, Fabian, Dries, Matteo Politano Organizations: AS Roma, Fabian Ruiz, A, AS, AC Milan, Europei, AZ Alkmaar, Celtic Glasgow Locations: Napoli, Argentinei, Italiei, AS Roma, Fiorentina, Celtic

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